On Friday 26 February 2010 the movie, Alvin and the Chipmunks the Squeakquel, will be screening at dusk at the Clifton Springs Primary School
Gates will be open from 6.30pm. The move will start screening at dusk. Food and drinks will also be available from 6.30pm
Cost is $25 per car.
Tickets will be avable from the Clifton Springs Primary School Office (80-118 Jetty Road, Clifton Springs) from Friday 5 February.
Curves Bellarine is offering $20 off the joining fee for the Curves Smart program until the end of February. This makes the Curves Smart fee only $29 - good value!
Visit Curves at:
6-8/21 Clifton Springs Road Drysdale VIC 3222
Phone: 03 5253 3029
An article in the Geelong Advertiser entitled "Drysdale Hawks out to build dynasty, says coach Wade Chapman" February 12, 2010, says the Drysdale football team has unfinished business after winning the premiership flag from a 24-year premiership drought.
The team is launching its 2010 season on Sunday February 21.
As reported in the Echo Weekly Newspaper today Stuart Baker is sick and tired of the pot holes in Andersons Road in Drysdale - so he has taken to gravel and shovel and is repairing the pot holes on his own!
Read his story in full in the Echo.
The Echo weekly newspaper reports (February 4, 2010 p3 of the real estate section) that Geelong Council has received an application for a 2500 residential lot subdivision development plan for land bounded by the Bellarine Rail Trail, Jetty Road, McDermott Road and the Bay.
Called Curlewis Parks, registrations of interest are currently being sought.
The plan includes small parks, bicycle and pedestrian paths and a neighborhood activity / shopping / community centre, as well as a walking bridge to Clifton Spring Primary School
An access road from the Portarlington Road is also planned.
The Clifton Springs Bowling Club is located in Spring Street Clifton Springs (opposite the Clifton Springs Golf Club).
It offers mixed bowls at 1.30pm each Saturday, men's bowls 9.30am on Wednesday and Fridays and ladies bowls at 1.30pm in Thursday.
Lawn bowls coaching is available on request for both adults and children over 12 years of age.
For further information, please phone (03) 5251 3555 and leave a message.
The Drysdale and Clifton Srpings primary schools are holding their 30th annual Bunyip Festival on Saturday 20 March from 10am to 3pm.
They are looking for prospective stall holders and community groups for the day.
They are also looking for donations of goods and / or services for raffles to raise money for the schools.
Please email Anne Brackley if you have any suggestions or donations.
The SpringDale Neighbourhood Centre is offering an after school tutoring program for students at Grade 5 level and above who need help with maths, English or their homework.
It will start on Wednesday February 10 at 4pm - cost is $2 a session to cover afternoon tea and other materials.
Contact the SpringDale on (03) 5253 1960 for more information
An article in today's Geelong Advertiser (print edition) by Chrisie Peucker (page 15) says that youth mental health service Headspace Barwon has applied to run a satellite programe at the Bellarine Artis Centre site - the Potato Shed in Drysdale.
"If approved, the temporary building would house an integrated health model, including GPs, psychiatrists, drug and alcohol counsellors, youth workers and physical and mental health workers."
The Potato Shed has been chosen as the site initially because of close proximity to schools. If approved the centre would be open from 1-5pm.
An earlier article about headspace and its choice of location in Drysdale was published on 23 February 2009 in the Geelong Advertiser entitled: Bellarine Headspace Grows.
"It's not everyone who asks: "Now, what don't you like to eat?" However, that is what diners at Loam are asked while being presented with an A-to-Z list of key ingredients and fresh local produce that the kitchen has gathered for the month. January features asparagus, blackberries, crab, mulloway, nasturtium, suckling pig (Western Plains), wagyu beef and zucchini flower..."
Loam at Lighthouse Olive Grove, 650 Andersons Rd, Drysdale, 5251 1101. Open for lunch Wednesday-Sunday noon-3pm; for dinner Friday-Saturday from 6.30pm.
